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Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland

1393 - 1455

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Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (3 February 1393 – 22 May 1455) was an English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and the grandson of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland. His father and grandfather were killed in different rebellions against Henry IV in 1403 and 1408, respectively, and the young Henry spent his minority in exile in Scotland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland has received more than 309,821 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland is the 15,620th most popular politician (down from 14,320th in 2019), the 4,257th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,984th in 2019) and the 526th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland ranks 15,620 out of 19,576. Before him are Muharrem İnce, Vladimir Makei, Jiří Rusnok, Gijsbert van Tienhoven, Pranas Dovydaitis, and Jorge Quiroga. After him are Emisum, Juan Bautista Egusquiza, Hédi Annabi, Horwennefer, José Ignacio de Márquez, and Károly Kárpáti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1393, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland ranks 6. Before him are Arthur III, Duke of Brittany, Anna of Moscow, Margaret of Nevers, Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves, and Andrea Vendramin.  Among people deceased in 1455, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland ranks 8. Before him are Pope Nicholas V, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Pisanello, Isabel of Coimbra, Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, and Zbigniew Oleśnicki.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland ranks 4,257 out of 8,785. Before him are Howard Marks (1945), Sadie Frost (1965), Paula Yates (1959), George Abbot (1562), Michelle Dockery (1981), and Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1835). After him are Richey Edwards (1967), Tony Adams (1966), Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (1968), Charles W. Alcock (1842), Kenneth Clark (1903), and Susanna Clarke (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland ranks 526. Before him are Herbert Lawford (1851), Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith (1883), Humza Yousaf (1985), Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778), John Morley (1838), and Owain Gwynedd (1100). After him are Arthur Whitten Brown (1886), John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690), Amina J. Mohammed (1961), Reggie Pridmore (1886), John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth (1751), and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801).

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